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Hannah Spencer wins Gorton and Denton for the Greens and calls out ‘divisive figures’ – UK politics live


Reform UK finished second and Labour is pushed into third place in bad news for PM Keir Starmer

Full story: Resounding victory for Green party

Reform activists are “hearing Matt Goodwin has all but conceded defeat to the Greens”, the UK poll aggregator Britain Elects has posted on X.

The Green party has predicted a “seismic moment” in UK politics, with a party source telling the Press Association:

Things are feeling positive. Not wanting to get ahead of ourselves, but everything that we thought that was going to be happening looks like it’s happening … Whatever happens, I think it’s fair to say that Greens are here to stay now as a progressive voice in British politics.

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Author : Adam Fulton

Publish date : 2026-02-27 05:16:00

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